Swiss worry over American reading methods causes debate
MAX HOFSTETTER who runs Au Petit Paris and aids the Air Force Base foreign liaison notes Zurich Zeitung coverage of a Swiss educator who was in the United States. Readers in Switzerland send letters for and against the American reading system as they scrutinize how U S schools educate and grade reading. Other issues reflect the controversy and questions about educational standards.
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Max Hofstetter
Au Petit Paris
Air Force Base
Zurich Zeitung
Issu
United States
Ama« Ho
Hofstetter
Europe
Old Country
Amarillo College Expands Language Offerings
Dr A M Meyer president of Amarillo College said two full time language instructors are on staff with classes in Spanish German and French. He noted potential adult night school classes and offered summer session enrollment. The college enrolled 2900 students last year including adults and part time technical enrollees.
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Amarillo
A. M. Meyer
Amarillo College
Greeting From a Washington Hotel Letter Home
A traveler from Amarillo found a printed welcome at the Hay-Adams across from Lafayette Square and sent the message to the newspaper. The note expresses wishes for peace rest second home comfort and prosperity during and after the stay. It reflects on humanity hospitality and shared journeys from birth to death.
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Washington
The
Hay-Adams
Lafayette Square
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Amarillo
City Park Band Seeks Reeds for First Rehearsal
Twenty nine musicians, mostly brass, attended the initial rehearsal for the city park concert band. Recreation director Dick Lawson invited anyone who can blow a tune to contact him at the park department.
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City Park
Dick Lawson
City Recreation Department
Lawson
Park Department
Big Day Here For Spellers
The 28th annual National Spelling Bee opens with John Deavenport Glenn Jr. of Canadian spelling the third word at 8:30 a.m. in the Department of Commerce auditorium. The Daily News champion, who defeated 39 entrants from four states last March, leads a field of 62 spellers, the largest ever, with girls outnumbering boys.
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Louise Evans
Daily News
Washington, D.C
John Deavenport Glenn Jr
Department of Commerce
Akron
Ohio
Albuquerque
Johnny
Filibuster Record Set in Texas Senate
State Sen. Kilmer Corbin, a 35 year old Lubbock attorney, set a new national filibuster record by speaking 28 hours and 15 minutes against a 100 million dollar water conservation program. He yielded the floor at 6 20 p m after 2 05 p m Tuesday, as Sen. Wayne Wagenseller previously held 18 hours 6 minutes. The Senate adjourned without action on the proposal.
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Austin
Kilmer Corbin
Texas Senate
Corbin
Lubbock
Wayne Wagenseller
Bowie
Senate Chamber
William T. Moore
Bryan
Moore
Senate
Area Deluged By Continued Showers And Hail
Heavy rains and hail swept the High Plains with reports of tornadoes in the Clovis Hereford area none of which caused injuries or major damage. Crops suffered in Hale Center while Amarillo totals approached monthly norms.
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High Plains
Weather Bureau
Clovis-Hereford
Hale Center
Good Will Trippers Hailed in Downpour
Hollis Oklahoma May 18 welcome rains did not dampen the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce good will caravan reception. A 30 man and 29 piece Air Force band accompanied by the caravan toured block after block exchanging pleasantries and strengthening business relations with local merchants. It was the only rain arrival among 11 cities visited Tuesday and Wednesday as showers fell during the day.
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Daily News
Hollis
Okla
Amarillo
Weather snapshot and drag race tease for Amarillo area
A 1955 Amarillo weather note reports 123 days of sun in 138. Readings show Houston, Dallas, Okla City, and Amarillo with mostly cloudy conditions. Drag races at Tradewind are advertised for this Sunday with event promotes.
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Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Okla
City
Dust Bowl Sends Water Token to Oklahoma City
A Guymon message to the Oklahoma City chamber claims the Oklahoma Panhandle is sending the North Canadian River's water downstream as billions of cubic feet wastefully freed by the dust bowl. The note jokes about soil and lawn sprinklers while pledging continued flow to support the region.
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Guymon
Okla
Oklahoma City
Panhandle
Chamber of Commerce
T M Rayburn Jr
Las Vegas Dragnet Foils Million-Dollar Mail Robbery
Las Vegas police arrested five suspects including George Anderson and Robert Schomer after a heavily armed ambush near the post office thwarted a plan to move a million dollars in cash from Las Vegas banks to a railroad car bound for San Francisco. The operation involved armored cars, masks, and a sawed-off shotgun with an informant aiding the investigation.
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Las Vegas
Federal Reserve Bank
San Francisco
A. H. Kennedy
George Hayden Anderson
Joyce
Robert Schomer
Schomer
Kennedy
Walter Fred Ludwig
Detroit
Robert Dean Anderson
George
George Anderson
U S Air Force jets set Tokyo to Australia nonstop record
Four F84 Thunderjets completed a 4,840 mile nonstop flight from Tokyo to Newcastle Australia in 12 hours 2 minutes as part of Operation Handclasp. The crew refueled three times and battled fuel issues but still set new records for single engine jets while demonstrating U S defense links in the Far East. Col. Harold M. McClelland led the mission, noting the hardest part was getting out of the plane after landing.
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Newcastle
Australia
Tokyo
Guam
U. S
Far East
Yakota
Harold M. McClelland
Avon Park
Fla
Japan
For Rent Ad Closed After First Day
Clyde LeMaster of 1807 Taylor placed a seven day want ad for S rooms with garage and bills paid near Dus school at 50 dollars. The house rented on the first day and he cancelled the ad after receiving at least 40 calls. Phone DR2-9753.
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Clyde LeMaster
Taylor
Dus
Open House Planned by Amarillo Air Base for Armed Forces Day
Amarillo Air Force Base plans a two day open house for Armed Forces Day with events Saturday and Sunday. Activities include base tours, a 3 p.m. Saturday speech by Frank Millard, breakfast for Brig Gen Walter Agee, CAP participation, and a Saturday motorcade from West Third Street. Gene Klein says the motorcade aim is 169 vehicles.
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Amarillo Air Force Base
Frank Millard
Department of the Army
Walter Agee
Millard
Herring Hotel
Military Affairs Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Civil Air Patrol
CAP
AAFB
Delay in polio vaccine releases seen
A new delay in further releases of Salk polio vaccine was disclosed in Washington with officials calling it another look at a "confused" picture. Wyeth Laboratories in Marietta Pa received no report yet from federal inspectors, while 7,850,000 cubic centimeters from two other labs remain approved and largely used.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Wyeth Laboratories, Inc
Marietta
Clough Heads Galveston Mayoral Duties Amid Delayed Red Light Plan
Mayor George Ray Clough and city officials began official duties as bonds were signed by County Judge T. R. Robinson. The oath of office was taken, but plans to reopen a red light district on Post Office Street face delays as new administration outlines a months long process.
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Galveston
Tex
George Ray Clough
T. R. Robinson
TV Seeks Best Cook in Golden Spread Contest
Johnny Linn and Weldon Bright of KGNO-TV host the 12 30 p m weekday Double Trouble show inviting nominations for the best cook in the Golden Spread. Entries due midnight Friday. send a card or letter to Double Trouble. Final on air with cooks and nominators. prizes awarded to cooks and letter writers.
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Johnny Linn
Weldon Bright
Kgno-Tv
Johnny
Weldon
Weather and scores from West Texas and New Mexico region
Scores listed for Plainview El Paso Lubbock Amarillo Abilene Pampa Clovis Albuquerque with rain postponements. Baseball results show AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington Kansas City and other box scores, while NATIONAL LEAGUE games include St. Louis Brooklyn and Chicago Philadelphia Milwaukee in compact wrap.
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